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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 1989
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Clement A Detloff, Southfied, MI (US);
Kirk C Detloff, Southfied, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C / ; B60N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
297375 ; 74531 ; 188 823 ; 188 8284 ;
Abstract
The present assembly provides a vehicle seat adjuster apparatus and method for a fore and aft adjustable or reclining vehicle seat. The preferred embodiment adjuster includes a first cam and a second cam in rolling contact with a portion of the seat or a rod to restrain relative movement thereof. Movement in one direction is restrained by the first cam and movement in a second direction, opposite the first, is restrained by the second cam. A handle is provided to release the cams from engagement to allow adjustment of the seat.